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Changing, Discovery, Nature, Poetry

The Call of the Wild

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I hear them calling out to me
I see them waving me on
Beckoning me, summoning me towards
It’s the call of the wild
It’s pulling me forward

I hear them, I see them
But I hesitate to answer the call
I’ve been tainted with the mark
The mark of the wild, the mark of the feral
Am I man or am I animal?

I hear them calling out to me
Drawing me close
They’re summoning me as if I’m one of their own
Part of the den, part of the brood
“One of us, one of us,” they chant
Am I animal or am I man?

It’s the call of the wild
On my own, in a world of my own creation
I am hermit in my natural habitat
On my own, I’ve been so alone
On my own, on my own
Am I man or am I animal? 

“One of us, one of us,” they chant
“No,” I yell back. “No. Not one of you. I’m my own.”
I’m my own, but oh so alone
I hear them calling out to me
I see them waving me on
Beckoning me, summoning me towards
It’s the call of the wild
Am I animal or am I man?

A hermit in his natural habitat
On my own and oh so alone
“One of us, one of us,” they chant
“Come to us, come to us,” they summon
I’m my own, I’m my own
I’m my own but oh so alone

“One of us, one of us,” they chant
It’s the mark of the wild, the mark of the feral
Human no longer
Animal, beast, monster
I’ve become one of them
I’m right where I belong

Poetry, Reflections

On Letting Go

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A friendship gained, a friendship lost
Sometimes it grows, sometimes it falls apart
A fact of life is letting go
Some things need to die in order for you to grow

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
You really have to consider the cost
Some people are for you, some are against you
Some want to get to know you, others want nothing to do with you

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
Sometimes you know when it’s time to let go
They say one thing, but do another
Seeing them causes you to relive your trauma

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
This little friendship is all but lost
We were close once, but we are no longer
I don’t know where we went wrong, but it feels wrong 
This dynamic is toxic to me

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
It’s time to say goodbye to this little lie
I don’t need you, and I don’t want you
It causes me too much pain to maintain

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
It’s time to say goodbye, I’m letting go
I called you a friend once, but it was only a myth
This is the end of our sad story
You say you miss me, but do you really?

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
I long ago considered the cost
We’re different now, you and I
It’s time for me to let it go
Goodbye, so long
I would call you friend, but that would be a lie
You were never anything but a fake friend to me

A friendship gained, a friendship lost
You and I we’ve grown distant, you and I we’ve grown apart
I gave you my loyalty once, but you threw it back at me
But I can’t, I can’t do this anymore
It’s been a long time since this was anything other than a pretense
It’s time for me to let go
To stop holding onto something that no longer exists
I’m letting go
A friendship dies

I AM FREE